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『📺S5 · EP 1 ── NIGHT RAINS』

timeline: January, 2023 est

featuring: bae seongrin, mystery boy and the bandmates of said mystery boy

genre: fluff !!!!

thoughts: puppy love and small umbrellas

warnings: nothing really it's all very soft and fluffy.

word count: 700

The sound of the rain hitting the concrete was loud, almost deafening. The girl stood inside a bus stop, her feet tapping anxiously on the floor as she looked around. Rin knew that being out here at this late hour and that too alone was… dangerous she sighed softly tapping away on her phone trying to appear busy, the sound of her name being called made her look up she saw a figure running towards her and umbrella held in his hand, the man ran closer skidding to a stop in front of her.

“Sorry I'm late” he pants giving her a shaky smile as he attempts to fix his hair

"It's okay... did you run all the way here??" she asked in an incredulous tone. "Ehh... it's not a big deal" He replied with a shrug

the girl's eyebrows raise in surprise looking at the sky as if to measure the rain “it is a big deal!!” Rin exclaimed her hand stretched towards the rain as if pointing out how heavy it was “I didn't mind, seriously… plus I hadn't gone to the gym today so I got my cardio in as well!’ he chuckles softly patting her head which makes the girl sigh.

“I'm sorry to have put you through all this trouble”

“really, it's no big deal” He waved his hand in a dismissive gesture at her apology giving her a fond smile

Rin sighs softly before she joins him under the little small umbrella, her cheeks flushing in embarrassment as they walk forward awkwardly. “Soooo how was practice?” She asks trying to get over the awkward shuffling with conversation 

“Ooohhh dude you have no idea!” 

“Oh, was it fun??” 

“It was madness!" The boy exclaims his face brightening up in a grin “You know how it was the last practice today and then we have the weekend off, so the manager came to announce that we'd be having Monday off too for some reason I forgot but it got all the guys hyped up which made everything much more energetic. The first hour of practice was chill but then the instructor asked Hyuk to fill up all the bottles since he wasn't doing his best today but that man had the amazing idea to add toothpaste in one of those bottles… he ended up getting the instructor’s and jun’s bottle confused and now has to come in on the off days too” he happily narrates the entire story 

To be honest Rin had stopped focusing on the story like halfway through she knew she was supposed to focus on what he was saying but he just looked so cute with his grin and his extensive hand motions which made the umbrella move around, 'the umbrella was moving too much!’ she realised with a startle her hand immediately going to grip the umbrella to keep it in one stop, which somehow comes with a sudden silence 

She looks at him confused as to why he had stopped speaking only to find his gaze focused on where her hand was on top of his, his cheeks a blazing red as he coughed and looked away. Rin was sure she could feel her heart burst, the blood rushing to her ears as she looked at him ‘when was the last time a guy had blushed that much at the touch of her hand??’ she didn't remember but it surely felt good, it felt… sweet. 

"Sooo, Hyuk working the break time?" She reminds him an ask for him to continue the story "Oh yeahhh So that happ-" and she turned out again just walking side by side with her, her palm resting on top of his the rain pattering outside she could feel herself getting wet because of how much he still moved the umbrella but it mattered very little, not when she had such amazing company.

She looked at him once again, the streetlights casting a glow on his face and she could've sworn she saw stars in his eyes.... Okay maybe someone else would call them the reflection of the lights but she didn't care, She was too enraptured by thinking of how absolutely beautiful this man was.

taglist🏷️ - @smh-anon @cheolsboo @felixsbrat @butterflydemons

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i fear my sydcarmy obsession has been reignited

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💡Crazy idea: what if they shoot an extra ep (Fishes reloaded) and release it by Xmas 2025 as a Surprise?

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Even though they were still sympatico in Season 2 things were still incredibly off. It's why they couldn't find the flavor balance.

Every time something is off between these two, the food sucks. I would make examples but I don't have the energy so take my word for it.

2 big Things I would actually like to see in s4 of the bear

Carmen enjoying his creativity instead of being punished by it. Sydney and Carmen actually talk to each other and be real with one another. The truth is they've had pockets of realness between them but overall not in the right way. It's time. Once they have their fight, they can reset and get the flavor balance.

Let's cook good food ya'll.

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i know no one asked but WOW sidelines is such a sydcarmy song coded. i can’t even think straight. like what do u even mean carmy’s watching the world from the sidelines and had NOTHING to prove but then sydney came into his life and gave him something to lose????? and now he KNOWS what it feels like to wanna go outside???? like the shape of his fucking outline??? what it i k1ll myself huh

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sydcarmy shippers: they are DESTINED. she anchors him during panic attacks and he makes dishes based on her HEADSCARVES?? he made the best dish she’d ever eaten and they make each other better!!

also sydcarmy shippers: I hope she kills him 🥰

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leaked season 4 opening scene according to me

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I'd like to see Carmy try to do it without Sydney—I'd like to see how he doesn't even want to and how he'll react to that circumstance.

I'd like Sydney to get the Star-do it without Carmy. But there's an emphasis on choosing not to be alone. They can go through the journey alone, but they wouldn't want to, and because of that choice, there's an awareness that dependency and not (co) dependency needs to happen. It's about Carmy and Syd going through ups and downs and having boundaries to the dependency, i.e., I'm not your fucking babysitter.

The partnership lies in Sydney speaking up sometimes without Carmy prompting her not to brew in her feelings. It's carmy building an environment with Sydney where he can support her, she can teach others, and her cup is so full she can continue to do what she loves, taking care of others and making them happy.

To have that dependency where Carmy can be the guy she relies on, one where he's not stuck in his own way and can focus on others, on Sydney. I know a lot of Carmy's gestures weren't as valued by his family, and that can create a person who withholds affection. But with Sydney, does he know how freely he can give to her? How, like her, he can enjoy taking care of people?

I hope we get a table scene moment one where they express they're partners- where Carmy actually shows he can't do with Sydney

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Laying awake thinking about how as soon as Claire was introduced she was immediately pitted against Sydney in the narrative. Like- it wasn’t “The Bear or Claire”, or “being a chef or Claire” it was “Being close to Sydney or Claire”. The restaurant is pretty okay in his absence, it’s his relationship with Sydney that suffers.

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Storer doesn’t talk to his own mother and has talked about how his life was vastly improved by the people he surrounded himself with who are family to him like his SO Jillian.

Carmy might be a version of his younger self getting a do-over and wish fulfillment, so he might make things right with Carmy and Donna? He also might not. Forgiving your abuser doesn’t mean you have to be around them. Sometimes you move on (it’s why cousin Michelle encouraged Carmy to leave). Donna was an abuser in the past physically and emotionally which shouldn’t be forgotten.

This show likes drama, but I imagine since it’s focused on Carmy healing, he’s still getting to have the boundaries and make his own choices and not making him have to bow to demands of “family-family” over his work family, although I could see that come up for sure.

Syd has already been accepted as part of the family by Richie, Nat, Carmy and Cicero. That’s why she was offered the partnership agreement (Richie was not, even though he really is a part of that family and helped them through a lot).

Donna making a distinction between work family and “family-family” seems to work in contrast to the narrative already having Richie tell Syd (and Richie is original The Beef family capo) she is part of the family now.

Maybe she is just giving good advice in the promo? Donna tends to make things about herself, though. That’s where she’s still at in her healing process. You could say the same about Carmy, and they have been compared in the narrative, so we’ll see.

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This look cracks me up every time because why the fuck is he smizing lmaoooo.

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Not sure if others have posted about this but here’s a comment I saw on Tik Tok

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🗣️The Calla binds are done!!! Here is the finished book and the zine I made to go along with it.

The typeset features art by @katiethelmie and @darkostudios-blog and writing by me (ofc, lol)

Zine was created by me using Canva. It features all the songs featured in the fic and some collages based off my favorite scenes.

The photo strips are just something fun I cooked up 🫶

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… they don’t get how powerful these two in a Bonnie and Clyde action/romance would be.

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the real winner

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That’s something.

My only season 4 prediction for The Bear (atm) is that:

If season 4 truly is the last season of the show, the series finale is going to end with Pearl Jam’s “State of Love and Trust” playing over the final, end credits.

Aside from the song’s title being every Sydcarmy truther’s hope for our two fav Jeffs, I reckon we’ll hear the following significant lyrics at the end of the show:

And the barrel shakes aimed directly at my head

Oh, help me, help me from myself

And I listen from both sides of a friend

Nothin', I'll do this one myself

Myself, myself

Hey, hey

Hey, na-na-na-na, hey, that's something

Hey, na-na-na-na, hey, that's something

Hey, na-na-na-na, hey, that's something

Author’s note: “State of Love and Trust” was originally included on the soundtrack for Cameron Crowe’s Seattle-based grunge romantic comedy, Singles. That movie featured cameos by a number of iconic grunge acts including Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and, hilariously, members of Pearl Jam as Matt Dillon’s band, Citizen Dick. Crowe also wrote and directed Say Anything, the movie poster of which is seen hanging near the chef’s coats in episode 3x09 Apologies of The Bear.

While I highly recommend folks listen to the original “State of Love and Trust” (and indeed the entire Singles soundtrack which was amazing), feel free to enjoy this short vid of me screaming along off key to it at the 16 Nov 2024 PJ show in Naarm (Melbourne) this past weekend.

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Hoping Claire barely has any dialogue in S4 and it’s just a confrontation with Carmy at the wedding because he’s staring at Syd and it’s a catalyst for her to play victim at Tiff’s wedding, asking why Syd is even there, because that would totally be in character of her to make it about herself. Just like she forced an intro to Syd when he brought her to The Bear like: Who is this attractive person I haven’t already known for half my life who could be a threat and what is she doing here in the restaurant of the guy I stalked?